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The Portland daily press., 1887-11-29

Chatterbox for 1887, published by Estes &
Lauriat of Boston is up to the usual STAN
dard of excellence of this delightful volume
for the young. The book is full of original
stories, sketches and poems, illustrated by
the best known English artists with over 200
full page original designs especially made
for the work. After long legal contest the
exclusive use of the trade mark "Chatterbox"
has been decided to belong to Messrs. Estes
& Lauriat and the reprinting of this au-
thorized edition from duplicates of the Eng
lish plates has always been sustained.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-29

A Vacation in Buggy, by Maria Louise
Pool, is pleasant story of a vacation trip in
buggy through western Massachusetts. 1t
is bright and readable, describing accurately
the charming scenery in that locality. The
narrative first appeared as series of letters
in the New York Evening Post. (New
York: G. p. Putnam's Sons; Portland: Lor-
ing, Short g. Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-29

Young England's Nursery Rhymes is
beautiful little work of SO pages, illustrated
by Constance Lakewood. The pictures are
In colors and 1t is hard to say whether the
young reader will get more delight out of
them or from the Mother Goose Melodies
which furnish most of the text Of the book.
New York and London Frederick Warne
& Co.; Portland: w. II. Stevens.)
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Memphis Races.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 28-Weather
clear, track little heavy from dust; at
tendance large, the ladies being out in
great numbers. There were six events,
the first having been split.
First race-Purse for all ages. Selling
in pools: Alfred sold for $40, Souvenir,
So; Tony Pastor, Sc; Hebron, 81; field,
50. Tony Pastor won by length from
Souvenir, second, two lengths in front OF
Rob Roy, third. Time, 1882.
Second race-For all ages, one mile.
In the pools Katie A. sold fer $40; field,
$40. Brown Duke won by length in
front OF Katie A, second, two lengths
in front of HOrnpipe, third. Time, :464
Third race-GayOso hotel stake for
-Year-olds, $500 added. In the
pools RightaWaY sold icr $50, Austriana
$40, Volcano So, field IS. Wary won by
a length from Ovid second two lengths in
front of Rightaway third. Time, 534.
Fourth raCe-Purse for maiden two
year olds, one-half mile. Ia the pools
Bonnie King sold for $40, Nethroma Of
Inders 81. Inders won by two lengths
from Bonnie King second a half length
in front of Ethel third. Time, 524.
Fifth race-Purse; seven -eights of
mile, selling for all ages. No pools sold
on this race. In books odds were on Blue
Line to l, Revoke to l, Shsdew4 to l,
Phil Lewis to l, Eva X TO l, Biddy
Bowling to l. Revoke won by a length
from Blue Line, second, half length in
front of Shadow, third. Time. l 324.
Sixth race-Purse for all ages, handi-
cap hurdle, over five hurdles, one and q
quarter miles. No pools on this race
On books odds were: Burr Oak, to 5 :;
April Fool, to l; Hop Sing, to l;
Claude Brannon, 10 to l. April Fool won
by six lengths in front of Burr Oak, second
quarter of mile ahead of Hop Sing
third, whose Jockey fell. Time, 2:2O4.
Claude Brannon's Jockey also fell at the
first hurdle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29

crosses the Sunset road at Flstonia,
the Austin branch of the Central at Gid
dings, the International at Rockdsle and
the Santa Fe at Cameron. 1t runs through
fine country and the party have ex-
perienced very little trouble in getting a
good line. Their worst experience was
between Waco and Cameron, el-
though they had some trouble IN cross
ing the Colorado river and Little river.
The bluffs on Deer creek. near Chiffon, in
Falls county, and South Cow bayou will
require some heavy cuts and fills to come
up to the requirements of the grade.
After leaving Cow BAYOU the party had
smooth sailing into Waco.
The whole party got in this afternoon
and received many courtesies from citi-
zens. They return to San Antonio. They
say they have no idea what will be re-
quired of Waco IN the way of q subsidy,
depot grounds, right of way, etc. They
will come back over the route, making q
locating or permanent survey.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
a Blaze at Marshall.

Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, April 28-Last night st
9:45 the fire alarm called the iremen to
the residence of J. S. Wagner, on Austin
street, which was being rapidly con-
sumed. The engine got to work in good
order, but not until the flames had made
considerable progress. The residence,
with all the outhouses, was consumed,
and the adjoining building of Messrs.
Yakle & Stout, used as depository for
wagon macerlal and as q paint shop for
finishing wagons, was badly damaged
Mr.. Wagner saved most of his household
furniture, but all was badly damaged by
moving. The kitchen and dining-roOm
furniture was au destroyed. At one time
great danger was imminent. but it was
rested by the Efforts of the fremen.
The fire originated in the kitchen,
evidently from defective fue.
The losses by the fire are as follows: J.
S. WagnOr's residence and outbuildings
and damage on his furniture, little
more than $4,000. The house was insured
in the Phoenix of Brooklyn for $500.
DR.. J. H. Taylor's furniture was damaged
by removal. The building of Yakel &
Stout was seriously damaged with no
insurance. Mr.. J. S. Wagner lost q tine
gold watch, which in the hurry be left in
his room. The watch was found in the
debris.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
HOW TO TASTE.
Erroneous Notions about the Tongues Tip.
Boston Journal,

Erroneous Notions about the Tongues Tip.
Boston Journal.
Strictly speaking, with the tip of the
tongue one can't really taste at all. II
you put small drop of honey or oil of
bitter almonds on that part of the mouth
you will find, no doubt to your great sur
Prise, that it produces no effect of any
sort; you only taste it when it begins
slowly to diffuse itself and reaches the
true tasting region IN the middle dis
lance. But if you put little cayenne or
mustard on the same part you will find
that it bites you immediately-the ex
pertinent should be tried sparingly-
while if you put it down lower in the
mouth you will swallow it almost without
noticing the puDgenCy of the stimu-
liant. The reason is that the tip of the
tongue is supplied only with the
nerves which are really nerves of
touch, not nerves Of taste prOper-they
belong to totally different main branch,
aud they go to different center in
the brain, together with the very
similar threads which supply the
nerve of smell for mustard and pepper.
That is why the smell and taste of these
pungent substances are so much alike, as
every body must have noticed q good
sniff at mustard-pOt producing almost
the same irritating effects as an incsu-
tious mouthtul. When one is trying de
liberate experiments on the subject, in
order to test the varying sensitiveness OF
the different parts to different substances,
1t is necessary to keep the tongue quite
dry in order to Isolate the thing you are
experimenting with and prevent its
spreading to all parts of the mouth to-
gether. In actual practice this result is
obtained in rather a ludicrous manner
by blowing upon the tongue between each
experiment with g pair of bellows. To
such undiguifed expedients does the
pursuit of science lead the modern psy-
chologist. *.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29

the law, as far as the commerce of the
Pacific coast is concerned. The petition
says: owe do not ask for special protec-
ton for goods manufactured on the coast,
but we do not expect that our manufac-
turers will not be Disseminated
against by having the surplus
product of eastern states brought here
at nominal freight rates to interfere with
our manufacturing interests, while a
higher rate of tr light is charged Us to get
our goods out of the state"
The petition, however, approves of the
suspension of section on articles requir-
ing low rates and rapid transit for long
distances, and ssks favorable considera-
ton of the resolutions recently adopted
by ssh Francisco chamber of Commerce,
which were also received by Secretary
Mosely to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Railroad Club at Ouitman.

QUITMAN, TEX, April 25.-The citizens
of this place and vicinity organized rail
road club at this place with the following
officers: Captain G. D. Mcknight, presi-
dent; 7. A. Stephens, vice-president; DR..
D. r. Fowler, treasurer; Judge G. w.
Rain, secretary. The object of the club
is to secure a concert of action on the
part of all who are interested in the ad-
vancement of, our town and country, and
to discuss any and all questions pertain
ing to any enterprise that may be pre-
scented. On motion Of DR.. d. R. Fowler,
Judge D. w. Crow and L. A. Stephens
were appointed corresponding commit
tee to confer with any railroad company,
or ether parties that may be seeking a
location to invest capital. With the
many advantages that this part of
the country possesses over other
parts of our great state
we feel that it is only necessary that they
are made known, to induce capitalists to
invest in our section and thereby develop
the many resources of our county.
The club met April %, and being called
to order by the president, the preceding
article having been read and adopted, it
was ordered to be sent to the Fort Worth
GAZETTE, Sulphur Springs Gazette and
Mineola Monitor, with request that it be
published IN each of those papers.
Done by order of club, Quitman, Tex,
April 26, 1887. G. w. RAINEs,
Secretary
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29

Of the company being to reach it's main
line and the many connections at Fort
Worth as promptly as possible. In the
return service of its branches the COM
psny will run trains in the regular way
over its own lines, that is, by way OF
CIeburne to Paris and Honey Grove and
way stations on this branch. This
information is beyond doubt correct, it's
reasonableness stamping it with truth.
The.Fort Worth and Denver in it's i'm
migration edition has this to say about
our city: Fort Worth is town of 3d.
900 inhabitants, which has in ten years
grown from an insignificant village
to one of the principal railroad
and commercial centers Of the state,
and being the initial point of the Fort
Worth and Denver City Railway, its in
terests are largely identical with those of
the city. This is one of the most import
ant railway points in the southwest,
being reached from all directions by no
less than ten direct routes. The map
herewith shows at a glance its adVan-
tageOus location with respect to the trade
of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri, and the Indian Territory. There
are here numerous wholesale houses in the
various branches of trade, many manu-
factories, etc. One Of the most impOr-
tant enterprises of the state has it's head
quarters here, viz: the "DahImau Live
Stock Refrigerating Company" being the
costliest and most complete slaughter
ing and refrigerating establishment in
the south, with capacity for killing,
dressing, cold-storing, and shipping 600
beeves daily, besides from one to one
and a half carloads daily of mutton,
game and poultry. This establishment
offers great advantages to the farmer or
stockman of Northwestern Texas, en-
abling him to dispose of his beef cattle
at all seasons of the year, in a home
market, at remunerative rates, with
little or no loss or sbrinkage in the
animal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Comancha at Work

The business msn of Comanche held a
meeting on the evening of the 10Th to have
an understanding about the railroad pros
poets that surround US. J. G. Bartlett
was made chairman and W o. Hamilton
secretary. \ committee consisting of T.
r. Hill, W. o. Hamilton, C. F. Paine, J..
D. Campbell and n R. Lindsey,
were appointed to devise ways and
means by which we can lay the advsn-
tages of Comanche county before the rail-
roads that are turned in this direction.
At the call of the committee there was
another meeting held last Tuesday after
noon and the committee reported consid-
cradle progress i COmanche Chief.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
JAY Gould Assumes Control.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, April 28.-To-day
the stockholders of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith, the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and Texas, the Little Rock Junction,
Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroads,
recently purchased by Jay Gould, elected
as directors Of the three corporations ::
Jay Gould, George J. Gould, 4. l.. Hop
kins, IS. II. 81. Clark, w. n. Fishback, Jesse
Turner; George Gould, president; Henry
Wood, vice-president. Wood has been
general manager of the Valley route.
DIRECT construction of the extension and
control of the roads will be formally as
sumed by the Missouri Pacific May /.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
THE RAILROADS.
The First Train Over the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande to Leave the
Depot on Sunday.
Atchlson- Gulf Projects-WOrk Begins on
the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth
Home Notes.
Heme Notes.

1t will not be long until the Fort Worth
and Denver can run trains to Childress
City.
Work on the Texas and Pacific NAM
moth aTtesian we'll goes on without flag
giDg.
The Fort Worth end Rio Grande put
down seven-eighths of mile Of track
yesterday.
J. H. Turner, travelling freight agent of
the Missouri Pacific, was in Fort Worth
yesterday.
j. w. Jackson, land agent of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe, spent yesterday
in Fort Worth.
A dispatch from Pueblo, Col, to the
Globe-Democrat says that work began at
Pueblo on the Denver, Texas and Fort
Worth on the 27tn.
There Is talk of the Atchison- Gulf
building s $4,000 hotel and eating
house IN Fort Worth. The Atchison-
Gulf believes in the upbuiiding of the
cities on its main line.
A. Faulkner, the general passenger
agent of the Houston and Texas Central,
has received a number of postal cards in
regard to his famous wine puzzle. He
will make known the answer in June, and
those who have wrestled with the prob
lem can read the solution in THE GA
zETTE.
A force Cf 500 men is at work on the
new track of the AtchisOn-Gulf in the
Indian Terrific Y surfacfng up. a number
of miles of sidings are being put down.
In about three weeks, possibly sooner,
the road will be ready for business, with
two through trains each way on the main
line, which runs through Gainesville,
Fort Worth, Cleburne and Galveston.
Yesterday graders on the Fort Worth
and Denver were strung cut on eighty
miles of right of way, while sixty-tiVe
miles of grade was completed and track
was laid forty eight miles beyond Quanah.
The dates given ia THE GAZETTE yester-
day for the completion of the road GER
tain distances will probably have to be
changed. The contractors will be ahead
of time.
By invitation number of citizens will
go down the Fort Worth and Rio Grsnde
on Sunday for basket picnic at the ter
minus Of the road in Johnson county.
As many will be invited as three coaches
now here will contain, and the train will
leave the Union depot at 10 o'clock Sun
dav morning. President Paddock wants
The people W see GHSlE new LOauJ WuiCuJ
by the way, is the last one to be built of
those marked out by him fifteen years
ago, and be only regrets that the other
coaches did not arrive in time to accom-
modate a greater number. On to Topo-
lobampo.
1t comes semi officially to THE GAZETTE
that the leasing of track privileges from |
the Fort Worth and New Orleans by the |
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, between |
Midlothian and Fort Worth, is |
only for use Of the track to
Fort Worth, the only object
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
A Oompromise Ratified.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 28.-At the Cen
tral;Traffic Association meeting to-day the
managers ratified the compromise made
between the eastern and western lines as
10 the division of seaboard and middle
states business destined for the Missouri
river and beyond. This important action
restores the old relations and again turns
traffic via Chicago. The rest
Of the day was spent in dis
cussing the passenger situation with
reference to the boycott. 1t was shown
that out of the forty-two cent rate traffic
lines only six were carrying out the policy
of the eastern trunk lines and had ceased
paying commissions Chairman Blanch-
ard was authorized TO labor with the in
subordinate roads.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Ohangss In tho SANTA Fe.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 28.-Six circu-
lars announcing the details of important
official changes in the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Road reached here to-day.
j. F. Goddard has been promoted to
general manager, the authority of which
office will extend over the Southern
Kansas as we'll as the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe branches. Mr.. Goddard is
appointed general manager or the Chi
cago, Kansas and Texas Railway, W. F.
White, for a number of years general
passenger and ticket agent, will be traffic
manager of the Santa Fe as well as of it's
branches, and also the Southern Kansas
R ,ilway and the Atlantic and Pacific and
the California Southern Roads. Messrs.
Goddard and White will have their offices
IN Topeka, while Vice-President G. w.
Smith will probably remove his superin-
tendency to the new lines east of the Mis-
souri, river. The appointments of Messrs.
Goddard and White will date from
MAY |.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
The Fort Worth and Denver.
Special to the Gazette.

special 10 the Gazette.
QUANAH, TEX, April 28.-Your CORE
spondent was informed by Mr.. Bissell,
chief engineer of the Fort Worth and Den
yer City extension, that the track laying
gang has reached Baylor creek. The
grading force has finished sixty-four
miles, and they have covered to a point
eighty miles west. The locating party
has passed Clarendon. All work is re-
ported as going on smoothly and rapidly,
on the line Of steel which will soon con-
meet Fort Worth with the richest portion
of Texas, the Panhandle country.
Major John Adamson of Fort Worth, q
prominent Fort Worth and Denver man,
spent few days here this week looking
after the interests of his company and
returned this morning to the Fort.
Everything and everybody in this local
i:y wears cheerful aspect since the re-
cent rains, and with good rain, good
crops aud the railroads such q boom is
anticipated for the Panhandle as was never
eXCelled by any country before.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
At Bolton.
Snecia' Id the Gazette.

SpeCia' to the Gazette.
Bolton, TEX, April 28.-A fire caught
in peculiar way in the large warehouse
of James & Ludlow's, wholesale grocers,
of this place, at II a. m. to-day, and
would have proved a most disastrous
conflagration but for the rapid work of
the fire department. A clerk went into
the Wareroom to sample some molasses
and finding it too dark to see struck a
match, when an explosion of COM
b1stible gas which had accu-
muIated in the i'll ventilated
room took place, setting tire to a large
stock of bagging which was stored in the
house. The alarm was Immediately
given, and in four minutes the hook and
ladder company were in the building, and
in Just five minutes the two hose COM
panies had stream each playing upon
the blazing heap of cOmbustible bagging,
getting the fire under control almost in
stantlV,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
Huntsville and New Orleans.

Special to the Gazette.
BRYAN, TEX, April 28.-Colonel L9th-
on, the railroad magnste from New York,
is negotiating with parties at this place,
Huntsville and those Of the intervening
country concerning the projected organi
zatiOn of the Huntsville and New Orleans
Railroad, arrived to-day on the l :35
evening train. He was greeted with the
tidings that Bryan had raised and secured
the required $50, 900 subsidy. The only
impeachment now to be removed is the
raising of Huntsville's portion of the
subsidy and the raising Of a landed sub
siGy along the proposed line between the
places. A railroad meeting WAS held
this afternoon and @ committee was ap-
pointed to canvass the country in COM
pany with Colonel Lathon between here
and Huntsville to awaken an interest
in the matter and to confer with SINH
Lar committee from Huntsville as to the
most efficient plan Of getting subscrip-
tons. Bryan has concluded that she
must have another railroad connection to
reduce freight rates, and if she cannot
get an outlet in one way she will in an
other.
A strong move is on foot for building a
road from here to Milano Junction, con-
Meeting there with two important roads,
the International and Great Northern and
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. If
Huntsville and the intervening country do
not move promptly the above mentioned
road will undoubtedly be built soon.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
A leading ready-made clothing esta

A leading ready-made clothing estab-
lishment in New York city pays its de-
signer. an Irishman, & salary Of $500 a
wear. He was getting $1,000 year in
Boston when he received the offer Of the
increase from the New York house. He
is employed but few hours a day, but
turns out very readily sufficient number
of crayon suggestions, emphasized by
shears, to keep ahead of a scoreof cut.
tiers and hundreds of sewing tailors. He
is an expert in coats, vests and trousers,
and is familiar with all sizessof the oEdi1-
airy every day man. He is By necessity
original, and his drawings are made 9th,
parentiy free-and.easy sasliaes style. Z
his way he is genius to which enterprise.
pays tribute. se7sszE,s'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
The Waco Branch,
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April 28.-J. A. Hinman,
engineer in charge, and 7. B. Campbell,
topographer, of the Arkansas Pass Railway
engineering party, came into the city
early this morning. The gentlemen COM
posing the party, sixteen in number,
camped q few miles south of the city
last night. Besides those named,
the other instrument men Of
the party are Dave Fleming,
transitman; R. P. Jackson, levelman,
and Ben Clements, roGman. From Mr..
Human, THE GAZETTE reporter learns
that the Wsco branch of the Arkansas
Pass Railway commences at Bennett, q
few miles below Hallettsville, and the
distance is about 10 miles. The line
which is now run is preliminary,
and a located line may make 1t
longer or shorter. The line
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
A Libeloas Error of the Typ.s.


Some newspaper correspondent who
dotes on adjectives and has the metaphor
habit bad discovered that volume of
poems was written years ago by Alfred
Sully, whose recent prominence in con-
nection with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road deal has been the chief theme of
Wall street, and straightway the CORE
spondent evolved this: "Mr. Sully is a
widower who sometimes fIirts with the
muse" The types brought it out in this
way: "Mr. Sully is widower who some
times ftrtS with the nurse.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29

Wall street is inquiring what has be-
come of the trade dollars. Up to the
present time the sub-treasury has re
ceived but about S2,7OO,OOO for redemD-
ton and the applications have nearly
ceased. The few tnst are offered come
chiefly from the country. The theory is
that when the coin was selling at SIS cents
many were melted and used fer mauufsc-
turing purposes. The coin being 900 fine
and containing 420 grains, it was cheaper
than bullion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
The Interstate Commission.

ATLANTA, GA, April 2S.-The inter
state commerce commission met at 10
O'Clock this morning. A memorial was
received from the Wilmington, N. c.,
chamber of commerce and the produce
exchange urging the enforcement of the
long and short haul section.
A memorial was presented from the
business men of Opelika, Ala, showing
the railroads discrimination against that
place.
Judge Chisholm, counsel of the Plant
system, made an argument favoring the
suspension of the long and short haul
clause. He was followed by General T.
P Alexander, president of the Georgia
Central Railroad, on the same subject.
The commission then took recess till 4
n m.